United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in April 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in April 2016, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 245.3 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 0.7%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Food away from home: 3.3%
  2. Alcoholic beverages: 1.9%
  3. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 1%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in April 2016.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Alcoholic beverages
Food away from home
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected Categories in April 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
All items less food and energy
Food away from home
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Alcoholic beverages
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All items
All items less medical care
Energy
US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in April 2016 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
All items less food and energy
All items
All items less medical care
Food
Alcoholic beverages
Food away from home
Energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected categories in April 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 245.3 0.7
Energy 175.523 -8.1
All items less food and energy 261.519 3.6
All items less shelter 224.416 -1.1
All items less medical care 234.072 -0.1
All items less energy 254.839 3.4
Apparel 112.71 -2.5
Commodities 175.165 -5.3
Commodities less food 147.338 -9.8
Commodities less food and beverages 144.352 -10.3
Durables 105.009 -5.2
Education and communication 133.127 0.8
Education and communication commodities 76.856 -11.9
Education and communication services 107.1 2.0
Food and beverages 230.838 2.3
Food 230.833 2.3
Food at home 239.473 -1.4
Alcoholic beverages 227.954 1.9
Other goods and services 512.278 9.1
Other goods 113.769 8.1
Other personal services 128.058 10.0
Housing 250.128 1.7
Shelter 309.94 0.8
Fuels and utilities 199.004 -8.6
Household energy 165.555 -4.7
Household furnishings and operations 115.09 -2.3
Household furnishings and supplies 89.543 -4.9
Medical care 511.726 10.1
Nondurables 205.93 -5.4
Nondurables less food 182.108 -11.8
Nondurables less food and beverages 179.263 -12.7
Recreation 122.753 -1.8
Services 316.549 4.0
Services less rent of shelter 330.752 4.0
Services less medical care services 301.975 3.6
Transportation 202.73 -9.8
Private transportation 198.933 -10.7
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 106.498 -0.9
Food away from home 213.825 3.3
Rent of primary residence 288.94 0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 318.611 1.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 318.611 1.0
Energy services 179.765 -3.0
Electricity 191.22 -1.1
Utility (piped) gas service 148.295 -8.3
Motor fuel 192.577 -12.6
Gasoline (all types) 189.998 -12.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular 186.848 -13.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 198.353 -9.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 195.686 -8.6

U.S. CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
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